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One of the world's prime symbols of natural heritage and its history of research, known under the vernacular name "human fish" or the olm. |
During seasonal flooding, some Proteus get washed out of their cave habitat. Emergency call for salvaging washed-out Proteus: 031/ 804 163 |
Morphologically most distinct and rare; limited to less than 30 km2 in SE Slovenia. Even a local pollution may destroy it. |
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Innovative method to survey Proteus distribution through the detection of its eDNA trace; CEPF, BirdLife International, 2013–2014; 2016
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Tular is a conglomerate cave in Kranj, Slovenia. In 1960 it was turned into a cave laboratory by speleobiologist Marko Aljančič. |
With Proteus we share dependence on groundwater (NGO Programme, EEA Grants & Norway Grants; 2015). |
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